Drifting in

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 28, 2010317 views15 comments

The fog was drifting up from the lower elevations, making for some interesting conditions at Long lake last weekend. Enjoyed watching it move around. The flowers are proliferous on the south side of the Lake, and made for a grand show.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

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15 comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on July 28, 2010 at 11:50 PM

This has a great feel and mood to it...

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on July 29, 2010 at 12:06 AM

I love the shallow depth of field here - it adds to the misty mood. I would take a 4x5 vertical crop of the top, as the bottom portion doesn't hold as much interest for me.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 29, 2010 at 2:23 AM

An interesting shot--and great flowers--but to be honest w/o your explanation i would have thought the bg was just OOF as opposed to there being any fog. Just not my thing, i guess...

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 29, 2010 at 4:28 AM

Morris, I like the shot, but...

I think your are going to have two schools of thought on this one. Those who like shallow DOF in landscape and those who don't. I'm sorry to say I am in the camp that likes everything in focus... sorry.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 29, 2010 at 4:41 AM

i love the muted colours and softness of the mid ground in particular. i'd be inclined to experiment with chopping a little off the bottom and the left - lose that tree poking in from the left. great mood, i love it.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on July 29, 2010 at 7:43 AM

I like the shot, but I would prefer to have at least most of the midground flowers in sharper focus.

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Comment posted by Mel Ladewig on July 29, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Morris, Your DOF choice lends a nice softness to this image. I think it was a good choice.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on July 29, 2010 at 8:01 AM

I like it exactly as it is. Like Floris, I initially thought that a crop off of the bottom would help it but when I tried it by putting my hand over the bottom, the comp wasn't as strong.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 29, 2010 at 9:36 AM

Really love the flowers and the dreaminess of the image. It almost looks like some purple fringing in the trees,

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on July 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Great capture of the flower field. The fog in the background looks great with nice, dreamy feel. I don't really care for the top part, but the carpet of flowers looks lovely.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 29, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Thats a pretty scene, Morris. I like the mood the fog gave this. I agree with the crop Floris suggested.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by June Marie Wingert on July 29, 2010 at 3:19 PM

I like everything about this picture, including the fog except for the bottom portion.
Very nice Morris

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on July 29, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Very colourful flowers and a beautiful scene. But I guess, like a few others, am not so sure about the OOF top half.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on July 29, 2010 at 9:13 PM

I really like the fog in the flowers, but I find the top of the image a little less interesting. Beautiful wildflower scene and some great colors.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on July 29, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Works for me, top to bottom. Love the mood presented here.

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